Blizzard Bans Battle.net Accounts

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403,000 won't be playing online now.

By Andrew Burnes

403,000 cheaters, hackers, and nefarious types have been banned by Blizzard from their online gaming portal, Battle.net. 276,000 StarCraft players, 86,000 Diablo II players, and 41,000 Warcraft III players have had their CD-keys permanently banned for breaking the rules of the gaming service. A further 14,000 Warcraft III CD keys have been banned from ladder play for one month, and 2,000 CD keys are banned from ladder play permanently.

In times where cheating in online games is so widespread, it is refreshing to see a company actually take action against the people who reduce the enjoyment of others, in a game that they have paid for.